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International Development Secretary tells world leaders “significant challenges” remain for us all to meet Global Goals
Rory Stewart appeared before world leaders at the United Nations to share the UK’s progress towards the Global Goals.
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New UK aid funding to tackle Ebola in DRC
The UK has announced fresh support to help deal with the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Delivering overseas aid programmes if there's no Brexit deal
The UK government’s offer to UK aid organisations in response to EU no deal planning.
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What is UK aid?
The UK aid logo is used widely in the countries where we work, on items such as health clinics, school books and emergency food supplies, to publicly acknowledge development programmes funded by the UK taxpayer
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What the Department for International Development does
The Department for International Development (DFID) leads the UK’s work to end extreme poverty. We are tackling the global challenges of our time including poverty and disease, mass migration, insecurity and conflict. Our work is building a safer, healthier, more prosperous world for people in developing countries and in the UK too.
DFID is a ministerial department, supported by 2 agencies and public bodies.
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- Survey on the UK’s first Voluntary National Review of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Building peace and saving lives through government fund
Research and statistics
- RISE Working Paper 19/031 - An Analysis of the Political Economy of Schooling in Rural Malawi: Interactions among Parents, Teachers, Students, Chiefs and Primary Education Advisors
- The Limits of Accounting-Based Accountability in Education (and Far Beyond): Why More Accounting Will Rarely Solve Accountability Problems
Policy papers and consultations
- UK support for human rights defenders
- UK Private Sector Organisations: commitments to tackle sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment in the international aid sector
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DFID general enquiries
Office address (London)
London
SW1A 2EG
United Kingdom
Telephone
020 7023 0000
Fax
020 7023 0012
Please use the above phone number to contact a named member of staff
Office address (East Kilbride)
Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
United Kingdom
Telephone
01355 84 4000
Fax
01355 84 4099
Please use the above phone number to contact a named member of staff
Internal Audit Investigations Section
Internal Audit Department
22 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2EJ
United Kingdom
confidential hotline
+44 (0)1355 843747
DFID’sInternal Audit Investigations Section is the central point for raising concerns, suspicions and/or allegations of fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse or other corrupt practices. Your information will be treated in confidence and you do not have to provide your name, however the provision of such information will assist us in taking forward your concerns.
General media queries (24 hours)
Telephone
020 7023 0600
Overseas Pensions Department
Abercrombie House
Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
United Kingdom
Telephone
01355 84 4000
Fax
01355 84 3636
We aim to reply within 10 working days. When phoning please ask for Overseas Pensions Department or a named member of staff.
Head of News - Rhodri Phillips
Telephone
0207 023 0482
Mobile
07799 623 121
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G75 8EA
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